PROGRAM
Days: Sunday, November 3rd Monday, November 4th Tuesday, November 5th Wednesday, November 6th
Sunday, November 3rd
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11:00-13:00 Session 1: Workshop I: Real-time monitoring of wadi flash flood
Workshop I
Chair:
Location: BUSINESS CENTER
14:00-17:00 Session 2: WORKSHOP II: Hydraulic modeling using TUFLOW and QGIS
Workshop II
Chair:
Location: GEO LAB
Monday, November 4th
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10:30-10:45 Break
Location: GREAT HALL
10:45-11:45 Session 5: S1: ISFF8 Remarks
Chair:
Location: AUDITORIUM
10:45 | Surface water runoff, flash floods, and groundwater recharge in UAE (abstract) |
11:15 | Integrated Flood Management in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: Ten Years of Activities of the ISFF (abstract) |
12:00-13:00 Lunch
Location: GREAT HALL
13:00-14:00 Session 6: Poster Session-1
Chairs:
Location: GREAT HALL
Flash Flood Assessment and Projection in a Tropical Bassin Using the Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation (RRI) Model: case of Nyamugasani catchment, Republic of Uganda (abstract) PRESENTER: Vithundwa Richard Posite |
Seasonal Variation of Remotely Sensed Water Radiometric Indices in Soil Moisture Content Estimation in Arid Environments (abstract) PRESENTER: Mohamed Elhag |
Identification of Rainfall Trend in a Semi-arid Mediterranean Catchment Using the Innovative Polygon Trend Analysis (IP-TA): Case of the Downstream Mekkera Watershed, North-western Algeria) (abstract) PRESENTER: Cherifa Abdelbaki |
Sustainable Water Management: Insights from Dam Operations and Temperature Variations in Enhancing Aflaj Systems (abstract) PRESENTER: Saif Al Aamri |
Origin of water salinization in the Chott Meriem aquifer, Tunisia (abstract) PRESENTER: Nour Zorgui |
Floods modeling and analysis for the emirate of Dubai: An application of the HEC-HMS model using Remote Sensing and GIS (abstract) PRESENTER: Qasim Khan |
Assessing the effects of climate variability on maize yield in the municipality of Dschang – Cameroon (abstract) PRESENTER: Coretta Tchouandem Nzali |
Impacts of Climate Change on Hydropower Generation in the Shire River Basin of MalawiHydropower, Simulation, Hydrology, Resilience, Flows, CMIP6 (abstract) PRESENTER: Mervis Henry Namakhwa |
Geospatial Analysis of Potential Conflicts of Competitive Surface Water Users in the Ankobra Basin, Ghana. (abstract) PRESENTER: Evelyn Twumasiwaa Arthur |
An Evaluation of Crop Water Requirements and Economic Water Productivity in Punjab, Pakistan and Western Australia, Australia (abstract) PRESENTER: Zohreh Rajabi |
Spatiotemporal Variability Assessment of Extreme Floods Under the Climate Change Impacts over Saudi Arabia (abstract) PRESENTER: Fahad Alamoudi |
Integrated Hydrologic and Hydrodynamic Modelling for Flood Risk Management: A Review (abstract) PRESENTER: Abdurrasheed Abdurrasheed |
Analysing a hydraulic project using Open LCA. (abstract) PRESENTER: Wissame Mezhoud |
Remote Sensing and GIS Approach for Identifying Flash Flood Vulnerable Zones in the Arid Region of Al Ain City, UAE: A Comprehensive Risk Assessment and Mapping Analysis. (abstract) PRESENTER: Safwan Paramban |
Assessing the Adequacy of Water Supply for Meeting Irrigation Needs: A Case Study of the Gezira Irrigation Scheme in Sudan. (abstract) PRESENTER: Abdelkrim Khaldi |
Surface runoff modeling using SWAT analysis in a mountainous watershed in Northern UAE. (abstract) PRESENTER: Anwar Al-Habsi |
Characterization and exploration of Quaternary aquifer: an integrated geophysical and hydrogeological approach in a pilot area of Al-Ain city, United Arab Emirates. (abstract) PRESENTER: Hind Suhail |
Geochemical and Isotopic Insights into the Oued Laya Aquifer: Assessing Groundwater Vulnerability and Recharge in a Climate-Impacted Region (abstract) PRESENTER: Farah Nefzaoui |
Screening algal species for bio-desalination for sustainable water resource management (abstract) PRESENTER: Md Shahriar Hossain |
A Comprehensive Bibliometric Review of Flash Flood and Rainfall Studies in the Arabian Peninsula (abstract) PRESENTER: Abdalmonem Alkhawaga |
Mitigating Water Scarcity in Nyala - Sudan: A Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting Approach (abstract) PRESENTER: Abdelkrim Khaldi |
Flood Mapping in Arid Regions Using Sentinel-1 satellite Imagery: Application to the Ain Guezzam Region, Algeria (abstract) PRESENTER: Akhamouk Mahmoud |
Synergistic Microalgae-Bacteria Co-Culturing: A Sustainable Strategy for Clean Energy and Water Resources Management (abstract) PRESENTER: Abdelsalam Zidan |
Impact of the wastewater treatment plant (STEP) on the environment: case study of Annaba (north-east Algeria) (abstract) |
The “Metfia” as Moroccan Rain water harvesting system. Example from Abda plain (abstract) PRESENTER: Ahmed Fekri |
Hydro-geophysical assessment of Wadi Hadhf area, Hatta - United Arab Emirates (abstract) PRESENTER: Bakhita Alameri |
Multi-criteria Hydrological Soil Classification of Wadi Catchment in the Arid Regions of Central Sudan (abstract) PRESENTER: Mohamed A. M. Abd Elbasit |
Assessing Rainfall Patterns in Beni–Irumu, DR Congo: Spatio-Temporal Insights from CHIRPS and CMIP6 Models (abstract) PRESENTER: Vithundwa Richard Posite |
Precision and Time Dynamics of Remote Sensing-Based Rainfall Data in Fujairah's Arid Mountainous Areas to Assess Flash Floods (abstract) PRESENTER: Faisal Baig |
Geospatial Mapping and Analysis of Surface Water Demand, Abstraction and Water Yield in the Tano River Basin of Ghana. (abstract) PRESENTER: Bernard Otchere |
Investigating the quality of harvested rainwater and the perception of users and non-users in Sunyani, Ghana (abstract) PRESENTER: Saeed Ibn Idris Kofi Yebaoh |
Advancing Sea-Level Rise Analysis Through GIS: Global Trends and Regional Implications for the Gulf Cooperation Council (abstract) PRESENTER: Justine Sarrau |
Groundwater Potential Assessment and Susceptibility to climate Change in Borena Zone, Southern Ethiopia: The Case of Masgeredo-Bulal Catchment (abstract) PRESENTER: Amenti Tafesa |
Experimental Study of Flow Energy Reduction Capabilities of Acropora Coral Reefs in the Arabian Sea (abstract) PRESENTER: Faisal Karim |
Impact of Vegetation Dynamics on Terrestrial Water Storage in Dryland Ecosystems along the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). (abstract) PRESENTER: Tehseen Javed |
Understanding Cryospheric Changes in the Rwenzori Mountains Due to Climate Change: Insights from Empirical and Modeling Approaches (abstract) PRESENTER: Vithundwa Richard Posite |
Assessing the Adequacy of Water Supply for Meeting Irrigation Needs: A Case Study of the Gezira Irrigation Scheme in Sudan. (abstract) PRESENTER: Abdelkrim Khaldi |
Enhancing Discharge Predictions in the Lower Mahanadi River Basin Using Machine Learning and the SWAT Model (abstract) PRESENTER: Joshal Bansal |
Investigation of the performance of the current storm drainage system in AL Madinah in response to the recent flood seasons in Saudi Arabia (abstract) PRESENTER: Abdelkader Ahmed |
UAV 3D Topographic Model for Flood Risk Assessment Under Semiarid Environments (abstract) PRESENTER: Mohamed A. M. Abd Elbasit |
Modeling Flow through Earth Dams – A Comparison of Numerical Approaches (abstract) |
14:00-15:30 Session 7: S2: T5
Chairs:
Location: AUDITORIUM
14:00 | Best Practices in Modernization, Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Ageing Dams to Enhance Safety, Sustainability and Smart Use of Dams (abstract) |
14:15 | Urban Flood Reproduction Due to Cascading Dam Failures and Rare Medicane Event: Insights from Post-Disaster Survey in Derna Coupled with Numerical Modelling (abstract) PRESENTER: Jalal Al-Qaryouti |
14:30 | The effect of channel bed infiltration on flood wave progression in ephemeral systems (abstract) |
14:45 | HYDRUS2D-Modeling of seepage towards Terzaghi-type blanket drains: invisible zones of high hydraulic gradients as precursors to failure/collapse of aging earth-filled dams (abstract) PRESENTER: Anvar Kacimiv |
15:00 | Spatial assessment of soil erosion using RUSLE model and sedimentation in breaker dams - possible challenges and management options in Fujairah city UAE - using geospatial technologies (abstract) PRESENTER: Subraelu Pakam |
15:15 | Sedimentation Mapping in Shallow Shoreline of Arid Environments Using Active Remote Sensing Data (abstract) PRESENTER: Mohamed Elhag |
15:30-15:45 Break
Location: GREAT HALL
15:45-17:15 Session 8: S3: T6
Chairs:
Location: AUDITORIUM
15:45 | Integration of Building Age into Flood-Hazard Mapping: A Case Study of Al Ain City, United Arab Emirate (abstract) PRESENTER: Tareefa Alsumaiti |
16:00 | Field measurement of scour around a wide pier and its analysis (abstract) PRESENTER: Ajay Kumar |
16:15 | Estimating Groundwater Recharge After Flash Floods Using Remote Sensing in Arid Regions (abstract) PRESENTER: Ahmed Hadidi |
16:30 | Early Flash Flood Forecast in Arid Regions Using the Global Ensemble Prediction System (abstract) |
16:45 | Flash Flood Hazard Assessment Using Machine Learning in Al-Khaborah, Oman (abstract) PRESENTER: Mohammed Abdel-Fattah |
17:00 | Calibrating a regional flood model in a flat desert environment (abstract) PRESENTER: David Kennewell |
Tuesday, November 5th
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09:00-10:30 Session 9: S4: T2 and T4
Chairs:
Location: AUDITORIUM
09:00 | Markov processes and their control for flood and drought risk management (abstract) PRESENTER: Koichi Unami |
09:15 | Optimizing Water Resource Allocation Strategies in the Ghriss Basin, Algeria (abstract) PRESENTER: Chérifa Abdelbaki |
09:30 | Detecting Recharge Zones After Flash Floods (abstract) PRESENTER: Ahmed Hadidi |
09:45 | Development of the national design rainfall portal and flood portal for Qatar (abstract) PRESENTER: Hassan Qasem |
10:00 | Urbanization and Flood Risk: A Novel Approach to Hydrological Modeling in Imphal, India Using High-Resolution LULC Data and GSSHA (abstract) PRESENTER: Chithrika Alawathugoda |
10:15 | Temporal Evolution of Rating Curves: A Study of Hasdeo and Mand River Gauging Stations, India (abstract) PRESENTER: Syed Khateeb Ahmad |
10:30-10:45 Break
Location: GREAT HALL
10:45-12:15 Session 10: S5: T1 and T2
Chairs:
Location: AUDITORIUM
10:45 | Hydro-Climatic Risk Assessment for Najran Wadi Region, Saudi Arabia (abstract) PRESENTER: Fawaz Alzabari |
11:00 | Investigating the Role of the Key Conditioning Factors in Flood Susceptibility Mapping Through Machine Learning Approaches (abstract) PRESENTER: Khalifa Alkindi |
11:15 | Flood risk map of El Bayadh city using multi-criteria analysis (abstract) PRESENTER: Sonia Cherhabil |
11:30 | DischargeKeeper System: An Innovative Device for Volumetric Flow Monitoring in Semi-Arid Wadis (abstract) PRESENTER: Anam Amin |
11:45 | Groundwater Recharge Dams in the Sultanate of Oman (abstract) PRESENTER: Ahmed Al Barwani |
12:00 | Design of a MAR Based Groundwater Development Mechanism for the Shallow Regions of Kagera Aquifer (abstract) PRESENTER: Abdalla Shigidi |
12:15-13:00 Lunch
Location: GREAT HALL
13:00-14:00 Session 11: Poster Session-2
Chairs:
Location: GREAT HALL
Evolving flash flood prediction in wadi systems using big data exploitation and machine learning techniques (abstract) |
Rainfall-Driven Dynamics: Sediment Yield Estimation for Hasdeo River Basin, Chhattisgarh, India (abstract) PRESENTER: Md Masood Zafar Ansari |
Data mining application in unraveling the large atmospheric scale teleconnection and the extreme flood events association in Jeddah city (abstract) PRESENTER: Hadir Abdelmoneim |
Evaluating the effectiveness of vision transformers vs. traditional machine learning models for flash flood susceptibility mapping: Case of Wadi M’ZAB Valley In Ghardaia, Algeria (abstract) PRESENTER: Mohammed Tahar Fortas |
Application of AHP method to identify potential sources of groundwater contamination by heavy metals: case study of Essaouira basin (Morocco). (abstract) PRESENTER: Achraf Chakri |
Hydro-Sedimentary Dynamics and Coastal Flood Risks assessment in the Oum-Errabia Estuary using Integrated Remote Sensing and Advanced numerical Modeling Approaches. (abstract) PRESENTER: Nouhaila Lassfar |
Key Conditioning Factors for Accurate Urban Flood Prediction (abstract) PRESENTER: Yacine Abdelbaset Berrezel |
Comparative Evaluation of Machine Learning Models for Flood Susceptibility Prediction: Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, Logistic Regression, SVM, KNN, and Decision Tree (abstract) PRESENTER: Yacine Abdelbaset Berrezel |
High-Resolution PlanetScope Imagery for Accurate LULC Mapping, Change Detection, and Hydrological Modeling in Wadi Ham, Fujairah (abstract) PRESENTER: Chithrika Alawathugoda |
Future Projection of Water Resources of Ruzizi River Basin: What are the Challenges for Management Strategy? (abstract) PRESENTER: Bayongwa Samuel Ahana |
Investigation of structural failures in tunnels during extreme flood events: Lessons for water resources management under climate change (abstract) PRESENTER: Tofeeq Ahmad |
Integrating Remote Sensing and Meteorological Data for Flash Flood Mapping in Al-Ain (abstract) PRESENTER: Mohand Bersi |
On the use of metaheuristic-based machine learning algorithm in mapping flood risk: case of the town of Sedrata, North-eastern Algeria (abstract) PRESENTER: Sabri Dairi |
Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise: A Qualitative Model Approach for an Atlantic Coastal Section in Morocco (abstract) |
Application of Support Vector Regression (SVR) and Long Short Term Memory (LSTM) in rainfall-runoff modeling: Case of the Zardeza basin, North-East Algeria (abstract) PRESENTER: Emad Mabrouk |
Simulation of erosion susceptibility in the Medjerda Watershed under different climate change scenarios (abstract) PRESENTER: Asma Bouamrane |
Evaluating the Impact Factors of Advanced ML Approaches for 2D and 3D Susceptibility Mapping of Abrasion Damages in Sediment Bypass Tunnels (abstract) PRESENTER: Ahmed Emara |
Comprehensive assessment and morphometric analysis of flash flood vulnerability in wadis: An integrated approach utilizing the LULC accuracy assessment of sentinel-2 and landsat-8 (abstract) PRESENTER: Mohamed Elkollaly |
Experimental evaluation of energy dissipation potential downstream of rectangular slit weir (abstract) PRESENTER: Sameh Kantoush |
Using Machine Learning-Based Techniques to Assess Potential Wheat Production Loss Due to Flash Floods in Nankana District, Punjab, Pakistan (abstract) PRESENTER: Nadia Hussain |
The impact of floods in the Wadi Abu Asala basin on the Safaga mining port in the city of Safaga, east of the Arab Republic of Egypt (abstract) |
The causes and impacts of flood risks in South Africa (abstract) PRESENTER: Tlou Raphela |
Flash flood community-centred early warning system guidance as tool to reduce flash flood impacts at Petra Region (abstract) PRESENTER: Hussein Alhasanat |
Mapping the outscaling potential of diverse water harvesting technologies across the Mediterranean (abstract) PRESENTER: Ismail Bouizrou |
A Hybrid Approach for Assessing Annual Precipitation Trends over the North Coast of Algeria: Combining Probability Distribution Function and Innovative Trend Analysis (abstract) PRESENTER: Hamouda Boutaghane |
Predicting Suspended Sediment Concentration Using Ensemble Rainfall Forecast for Advanced Sediment Bypass Operation at Miwa Dam, Japan (abstract) PRESENTER: Ryoya Furuie |
Reservoir Operation Affects Propagation from Meteorological to Hydrological Extremes Under Climate Change in the Ruzizi River Basin: Historical Assessment and Future Projection (abstract) PRESENTER: Bayongwa Samuel Ahana |
Application of Gaussian process regression models (GPR) and Decision of Tree (D-T) in rain-flow modeling: case of the Zardeza basin, North-EAST Algeria (abstract) PRESENTER: Emad Mabrouk |
Enhancing Flood Prediction in Arid Wadi Systems: A Hybrid Model with Variational Mode Decomposition (abstract) PRESENTER: Tayeb Boulmaiz |
Hydrological analysis of the Derna flood disaster using hydrological model and satellite products (abstract) PRESENTER: Boutaghane Hamouda |
Understanding the impact of Digital Elevation Model resolution in flood modelling using HECRAS model and Sentinel-1 image at the Medjerda Wadi (abstract) PRESENTER: Jalel Aouissi |
Flash flood risk analysis and management: case of the Gabes Watershed, South-eastern Tunisia (abstract) PRESENTER: Habib Abida |
14:00-15:30 Session 12: S6: T4 and T6
Chairs:
Location: AUDITORIUM
14:00 | AI-driven hydrological insights: Predicting floods, flow discharge, and suspendered sediment concentrations with machine learning (abstract) |
14:15 | Regional rainfall storm analysis in Al-Qassim: A comparative study of SCS type II distributions (abstract) |
14:30 | Flushing of Sediments through Low Invert Level Structures: A Review of Design, Operation, and Performance (abstract) PRESENTER: Faisal Ahmad |
14:45 | Integrated Early Warning System for Water-Climate-Agriculture-Energy Security (abstract) PRESENTER: Viraj Loliyana |
15:00 | The Role of Innovative Solutions in Enhancing Flood-Related Disaster Risk Management and Mitigation: The Case of United Arab Emirates (abstract) |
15:15 | An Evaluation of Embodied Environmental Attributes of Construction in Metropolitan and Growth Region of Melbourne, Australia using Geographic Information System (abstract) PRESENTER: Zohreh Rajabi |
15:30-15:45 Break
Location: GREAT HALL
15:45-17:00 Session 13: S7: T5 and T6
Chairs:
Location: AUDITORIUM
15:45 | Water Security in Cagayan River Basin: Indicators, Assessment and Analysis of Impact of Future Climate and Water Resources Demands Using the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) Model (abstract) PRESENTER: Orlando Balderama |
16:00 | DryUp Swiss Technology: Innovative Solution For Flood Risk Management (abstract) PRESENTER: Mohamed Outiskt |
16:15 | An attempt to produce piping erosion using a compaction permeameter apparatus (abstract) PRESENTER: Nourelhouda Slimani |
16:30 | Mitigating Water Scarcity in Nyala - Sudan: A Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting Approach (abstract) PRESENTER: Abdelkrim Khaldi |
16:45 | Insights about dams in the GCC countries: Importance and emerging challenges, "the way towards ISFF9” (abstract) |
Wednesday, November 6th
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